So, way back in May, Matt at The Little Engine Who Couldn’t tagged me for is Little Engine Tag. I’m busy and had nothing else planned for today, and it’s okay not to always be book related, and tags are fun, so here we go! Without Further Ado (capitalising ’cause I feel like it) The… Continue reading The Little Engine Tag

I read Divergent a long time ago, when I was just getting into using our ereaders, and starting to read book blogs, in December 2013. I reread it once after that, I can’t remember when, but I have since changed a lot. Since I had a paperback, I thought it would be perfect for this… Continue reading ‘Tis the Season of Rereading: Divergent

Hi Virtually Readers! It’s the Season of rereading! Yay! If you’re wondering what this is, ‘Tis the Season of Rereading is a seasonal feature on Virtually Read in which we reread books and discuss the experience. I’m going to talk about reading A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall. I reviewed this book the first… Continue reading ‘Tis the Season of Rereading a little something different

I’m back with a Bookish Planet! It’s another (slightly less) busy week in the life of Shar, but what can you do. This was very fun to right, btw. What is Bookish Planet? It’s a sporadic feature on Virtually Read in which a particular trope setting is toured and we tell you all about it… Continue reading Bookish Planet: Space

Hi Virtually Readers! A few days ago, it was Thanksgiving in the US. I don’t really celebrate—though I am thankful for a lot of the things in my life like my parents and siblings, my books, and all the different options I have—but I did find myself surprisingly participating in Mishma and Hazels #theThanksUGive chat… Continue reading #TheThanksUGive and History

In case you haven’t noticed, I’m not Australian. (I’m a confused New Zealand Indian) But Australians are pretty cool, and I saw this tag floating around on Marie’s blog and decided to steal it, because I can. It’s Australian themed, but anyone can do it. So let’s get to it! 1. Koala. A character you… Continue reading The Aussie Book Tag

I love travel, and I love diversity, and I think there are really interesting, important stories about diversity and immigration and identity and belonging in all places and all times, but perhaps especially right now in the US. And who am I kidding- I don’t mind a good contemporary romance in it’s place either. But… Continue reading 2 Contemporary Romances that let me down